| 单词 | lord |
| 释义 | lord (lɔːʳd ) Word forms: lords , lording, lorded 1. countable noun & title noun In Britain, a lord is a man who has a high rank in the nobility, for example an earl, a viscount, or a marquis. She married a lord and lives in this huge house in the Cotswolds. A few days earlier he had received a telegram from Lord Lloyd. Synonyms: peer, nobleman, count, duke 2. countable noun In Britain, judges, bishops, and some male members of the nobility are addressed as 'my Lord'. [politeness] My lord, I am instructed by my client to claim that the evidence has been tampered with. 3. In Britain, Lord is used in the titles of some officials of very high rank. He was Lord Chancellor from 1970 until 1974. ...the head of the judiciary, the Lord Chief Justice. 4. proper noun [with singular or plural verb] The Lords is the same as the House of Lords. It's very likely the bill will be defeated in the Lords. 5. countable noun In former times, especially in medieval times, a lord was a man who owned land or property and who had power and authority over people. It was the home of the powerful lords of Baux. Synonyms: ruler, leader, chief, king 6. proper noun In the Christian church, people refer to God and to Jesus Christ as the Lord. I know the Lord will look after him. She prayed now. 'Lord, help me to find courage.' ...the birth of the Lord Jesus Christ. 7. See also Our Lord 8. countable noun [usually with supplement, usually NOUN of noun] If you describe a man as the lord of a particular area, industry, or thing, you mean that he has total authority and power over it. A century ago the aristocracy were truly lords of the earth. ...the lords of the black market. Synonyms: ruler, chief, baron, tycoon 9. good lord exclamation Lord is used in exclamations such as 'good Lord!' and 'oh Lord!' to express surprise, shock, frustration, or annoyance about something. [feelings] 'Good lord, that's what he is: he's a police officer.' 'They didn't fire you for drinking, did they?'—'Lord, no! I only drink beer, nowadays.' 10. lord knows phrase [usually PHRASE that] You can say ' Lord knows' to emphasize something that you feel or believe very strongly. [emphasis] I've got to go home, but Lord knows I dread it. 11. lord knows phrase [usu PHR wh] You can say 'Lord knows' to emphasize that you do not know something. [emphasis] He would turn up at meetings, but Lord knows where he came from. 12. lord it over sb phrase [VERB inflects] If someone lords it over you, they act in a way that shows that they think they are better than you, especially by giving lots of orders. [disapproval] Collocations: noble lord If you ask me, the noble lord isn't reading enough celebrity magazines. Times, Sunday Times Has the noble lord never flown economy? Times, Sunday Times I wonder what answer the noble lord will give. Times, Sunday Times Serfs worked for the noble lord, who took care of them. Retrieved from Wikipedia CC BY-SA 3.0 The public no longer believes that the noble lords can always be trusted to act on their honour. Times, Sunday Times Translations: Chinese: 贵族 Japanese: 貴族 |
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